The British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso became a global name by chance. In 2021, the tenor playing the role of ...

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City's Lincoln Center remains a bastion of mid-century design excellence. But, like everything with a bit of age, a refresh is inevitable. The cultural ...

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Walking & Wheelchairs: The Backstage Tour includes considerable standing, walking, stairs, and elevators. The opera house is able to accommodate individuals using wheelchairs or having other mobility ...

And on the historical front, while there are older opera houses, the Lyric Opera House has the Met Opera in New York beat—the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center didn't open until 1966 ...